{"id":584,"date":"2010-03-19T15:37:11","date_gmt":"2010-03-19T20:37:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aikidocenterofjacksonville.com\/blog\/?p=584"},"modified":"2012-09-18T09:24:21","modified_gmt":"2012-09-18T14:24:21","slug":"seminar-videos-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aikidocenterofjacksonville.com\/blog\/2010\/03\/seminar-videos-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Seminar Videos, Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Editors Note: This is the\u00a0first in an eight part series discussing past seminars at our school.\u00a0The entire series can be found under the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.aikidocenterofjacksonville.com\/blog\/tag\/video\/\">video<\/a>\u00a0category.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve been fortunate to host Peter Bernath Sensei several times over the years, most recently in January 2009.\u00a0 It really is a privilege to observe his technique; our students are always grateful when he visits.\u00a0 The videos and pictures below were taken from our seminar in March 1996.\u00a0 Don&#8217;t worry if the location\u00a0seems unfamiliar\u2014at this point in our history we were training in a dance studio in the Mandarin area.\u00a0 We&#8217;ve come a long way since then!<\/p>\n<p>In the background you can see Chris Rozette, one of our early instructors, and Grady Lane Sensei, chief instructor of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brevardaikikai.com\/\">Brevard Aikikai<\/a>.\u00a0 Neil Bednar is uke.<\/p>\n<p id=\"player1\" style=\"display:none\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.macromedia.com\/go\/getflashplayer\">Get the latest Flash Player<\/a> to see this player.<\/p>\n<noscript><p>[Javascript required to view Flash movie, please turn it on and refresh this page]<\/p><\/noscript>\n\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\tdocument.getElementById(\"player1\").style.display = \"\";\n\t\n\tvar s1 = new SWFObject(\"http:\/\/www.aikidocenterofjacksonville.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/flv-embed\/flvplayer.swf\",\"player1\",\"360\",\"290\",\"7\");\n\ts1.addParam(\"wmode\",\"transparent\");\n\ts1.addParam(\"allowscriptaccess\",\"always\");\n\ts1.addParam(\"allowfullscreen\",\"true\");\n\ts1.addVariable(\"height\",\"290\");\n\ts1.addVariable(\"width\",\"360\"); \n\ts1.addVariable(\"file\",\"http:\/\/www.aikidocenterofjacksonville.com\/video\/videos-shihans\/M_5FPeter1.flv\");\n\ts1.addVariable(\"image\",\"http:\/\/www.aikidocenterofjacksonville.com\/video\/videos-shihans\/M_5FPeter1s_t.jpg\");\n\ts1.addVariable(\"link\",\"http:\/\/www.aikidocenterofjacksonville.com\/video\/videos-shihans\/M_5FPeter1.flv\");\n\ts1.write(\"player1\");\n<\/script>\n<p>To me, what&#8217;s interesting about this technique is the throw itself; or more specifically, the cut and follow through.\u00a0 Notice the connection Sensei makes with uke&#8217;s hips.\u00a0 The throw, (really a cut to uke&#8217;s center), is a perpendicular strike which casts uke <em>away<\/em>.\u00a0 It is as much a hip throw as shiho-nage.<\/p>\n<p>It is also the type of\u00a0throw Dee teaches\u2014a perpendicular\u00a0cut across uke&#8217;s center that redirects uke&#8217;s energy outwards.\u00a0 You&#8217;ll see this hip movement throughout\u00a0her waza.<\/p>\n<p id=\"player2\" style=\"display:none\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.macromedia.com\/go\/getflashplayer\">Get the latest Flash Player<\/a> to see this player.<\/p>\n<noscript><p>[Javascript required to view Flash movie, please turn it on and refresh this page]<\/p><\/noscript>\n\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\tdocument.getElementById(\"player2\").style.display = \"\";\n\t\n\tvar s2 = new SWFObject(\"http:\/\/www.aikidocenterofjacksonville.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/flv-embed\/flvplayer.swf\",\"player2\",\"360\",\"290\",\"7\");\n\ts2.addParam(\"wmode\",\"transparent\");\n\ts2.addParam(\"allowscriptaccess\",\"always\");\n\ts2.addParam(\"allowfullscreen\",\"true\");\n\ts2.addVariable(\"height\",\"290\");\n\ts2.addVariable(\"width\",\"360\"); \n\ts2.addVariable(\"file\",\"http:\/\/www.aikidocenterofjacksonville.com\/video\/videos-shihans\/M_5FPeter2.flv\");\n\ts2.addVariable(\"image\",\"http:\/\/www.aikidocenterofjacksonville.com\/video\/videos-shihans\/M_5FPeter2s_t.jpg\");\n\ts2.addVariable(\"link\",\"http:\/\/www.aikidocenterofjacksonville.com\/video\/videos-shihans\/M_5FPeter2.flv\");\n\ts2.write(\"player2\");\n<\/script>\n<p>In this next video, Sensei is executing a direct kaiten-nage, soto variation.\u00a0 Joey Turner is uke.\u00a0 There is a lot going on here, but what I wanted to mention is Joey&#8217;s ukemi.\u00a0 Dee learned what is sometimes referred to as soft or wide legged ukemi\u00a0at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nyaikikai.com\/\">New York Aikikai<\/a>, which she then introduced to the Jacksonville area.\u00a0 Although her primary influence here\u00a0was Donovan Waite Sensei, she also trained with Joey, himself a former deshi.<\/p>\n<p>Our students undoubtedly recognize this style of ukemi from our classes.\u00a0 If there is one thing that distinguishes our school, I think it would be this\u2014Dee&#8217;s\u00a0emphasis on\u00a0soft ukemi.<\/p>\n<p>Below are two still shots of the seminar.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-584 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.aikidocenterofjacksonville.com\/blog\/2010\/03\/seminar-videos-part-1\/peter\/#image-attachment-anchor'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"149\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aikidocenterofjacksonville.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/Peter-149x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Peter Bernath - Aikido Center of Jacksonville\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-635\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aikidocenterofjacksonville.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/Peter-149x150.jpg 149w, https:\/\/www.aikidocenterofjacksonville.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/Peter-298x300.jpg 298w, https:\/\/www.aikidocenterofjacksonville.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/Peter.jpg 432w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 149px) 100vw, 149px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-635'>\n\t\t\t\tPeter Bernath Sensei &#8211; March 1996\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.aikidocenterofjacksonville.com\/blog\/2010\/03\/seminar-videos-part-1\/peter2\/#image-attachment-anchor'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"143\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aikidocenterofjacksonville.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/Peter2-150x143.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Peter Bernath - Aikido Center of Jacksonville\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-636\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aikidocenterofjacksonville.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/Peter2-150x143.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.aikidocenterofjacksonville.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/Peter2-300x286.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.aikidocenterofjacksonville.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/Peter2.jpg 432w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-636'>\n\t\t\t\tPeter Bernath Sensei &#8211; 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